Road Trip: Festival in Scott all about the Boudin Capital of the World

12:06 PM,
Apr. 5, 2013

The inaugural Scott Boudin Festival poster was unveiled March 25 at Scott City Hall.

Written by

DOMINICK CROSS
For The Times of Acadiana

SCOTT - Now that Scott is the Boudin Capital of the World, as proclaimed by the Louisiana Legislature last year, it's time for the city "Where the West Begins" to honor its latest distinction.

The inaugural Scott Boudin Festival is set for Friday (April 5) through Sunday (April 7) at the festival grounds at City Hall.

"Once we got awarded as a city, we knew at that point that we had no choice but to have a festival," said Jan Scott Richard, festival chairman, who is also a city councilman. "You know, we don't have a festival here in Scott and most cities in the area have a festival to hang their hat on." ...